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PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:18 am

EU's phase world game is still aggressively recruiting! Our newest group, the Star Runners, has three openings for new PCs, and I'd like to get those filled ASAP.
Click the spiffy new banner in my sig for the introduction-to-new-players essay.

thedrunk · Unread post by **thedrunk** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:33 pm

Is the EU still going ?? if so can I get a link with out a 404 error plz?

PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:02 pm

Portal Page:

http://explorersunlimited.com/

Rifts Earth Games:

http://www.explorersunlimited.com/eu/

Otherworlds:

http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/

Enjoy!

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:30 pm

THE EU PORTAL <---Reviews, Updates & Links to the Forums

RIFTS: MercTown & Beyond <---Rifts and only Rifts is played on this site!

Players Groups & Status
Heroes for Hire (9 active players, GM: Pandora)
The Spook Squad (8 active players, GM: The Greater Good)
Rift Runners (7 active players, GM: Ba'al)
Spokes' Scouts (8 active players, GM: Chiaroscuro)
Crusaders of MercTown (7 active players, GM: Lilith)
The Templar (9 active players, GM: Lord of the Night)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (8 active players, GM: Drifter)
The Night Watch (9 active players, GM: Archangel)
The Glorious Hand (5 active players, GM: Id) [This Group is based in Japan, NOT MercTown.]
Baker's Roughnecks (8 active players, GM: The Game Master)
110th C.S. Special Operations Group (8 active players, GM: Ares)

NEWBIE NOTE: All Rifts groups have a strict cap of 10 players maximum.

EU's Other Worlds <---Non-Rifts Palladium Games are played at this site!

Games & Status
Dead Reign: A World Gone Mad (4 players, GM: Wraith, NEW PLAYERS WELCOME!)
Palladium Fantasy: Edge of Confrontation (GM: ApocalypseZero, all else unknown)
Heroes Unlimited: Century Station (14 players, GMs: Blackhaunt & Chronos; GAME CLOSED TO NEW PLAYERS)
Chaos Earth: The Apocalypse (GM: Lord of Chaos, all else unknown)
Beyond the Supernatural: Trouble in New Temperance (5 players, GM: Sam Kinsley, Game Closed)
Nightbane: Chthonic Chronicles (GM: Nemesis, all else unknown)
Phase World: End of Days (5 player groups, GMs: Dark Lord, Nemesis, Dark Angel, Cyber-Maestro, King Chopper; NEW PLAYERS WELCOME!)
Robotech (The Shadow Chronicles & The Macross Saga, GMs: Tiree, Robotech Master, The Game Master; NEW PLAYERS WELCOME!)

Dash · Unread post by **Dash** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:18 pm

The Game Master wrote:Beyond the Supernatural: Trouble in New Temperance (5 players, GM: Sam Kinsley, Game Closed)
Nightbane: Chthonic Chronicles (GM: Nemesis, all else unknown)

Same story every time with me and OW.... What I want in is always closed.

ApocalypseZero · Thu May 28, 2009 10:13 am

PFRPG: Edge of Confrontation is always accepting new players. My soft limit is ten players. I say soft because there is always someone coming or going that it never really seems to keep one solid number (unless I get a mass of dropouts then it's down to a solid 5-6).

It's a Palladium Fantasy game with a twist. You'll have to read the stories to get the twist, but the Prologue sets up things nicely.

Also, I tend to run autonomously from the rest of the Site (which is why he has me as Unknown). It's the 'do my own thing' attitude I guess.

If you're looking for a PFRPG game and don't mind PBP, swing on over. You can also PM me here or on the Otherworlds boards.

-Lonnie

Oh, and I'm much nicer (and cooler) than that The Game Master guy.

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Sat May 30, 2009 3:11 am

ApocalypseZero wrote:PFRPG: Edge of Confrontation is always accepting new players. My soft limit is ten players. I say soft because there is always someone coming or going that it never really seems to keep one solid number (unless I get a mass of dropouts then it's down to a solid 5-6).

It's a Palladium Fantasy game with a twist. You'll have to read the stories to get the twist, but the Prologue sets up things nicely.

Also, I tend to run autonomously from the rest of the Site (which is why he has me as Unknown). It's the 'do my own thing' attitude I guess.

If you're looking for a PFRPG game and don't mind PBP, swing on over. You can also PM me here or on the Otherworlds boards.

-Lonnie

Oh, and I'm much nicer (and cooler) than that The Game Master guy.

Like many gamers, I put up with certain douchebags because they give good roleplay. Lonnie would be one of those, I'd recommend his game for its creativity if nothing else. If you like fantasy as much as I hate the crap, Lonnie's game may just be for you.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:17 pm

I have been looking at your site and am thinking of joining, but have a couple of questions. Where exactly is this Merc Town located? Also, I read that it is strictly a North America rifts setting. If I made a character with a Japan power armor for example, if I came up with a good story about how it got to North America would that be allowed? Lastly, would you allow character backgrounds created with the Central Casting Hero's for Tomorrow book?

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:37 pm

kmspade wrote:I have been looking at your site and am thinking of joining, but have a couple of questions. Where exactly is this Merc Town located? Also, I read that it is strictly a North America rifts setting. If I made a character with a Japan power armor for example, if I came up with a good story about how it got to North America would that be allowed? Lastly, would you allow character backgrounds created with the Central Casting Hero's for Tomorrow book?

There are three campaign settings for Rifts on EU.

1) North America: This campaign setting is the largest by a huge factor and centers around MercTown, a canonical city built on the ruins of Paducah, Kentucky which is dedicated to the support of Mercenaries and their trade. There are currently eleven different groups to join, all groups play together after a fashion, and there are well over one-hundred players involved as well as a dozen or so GMs and about as many Moderators and NPCs.

2) Eurasia: This campaign is brand new and still forming but will center around a very unconventional NGR special operations team and their adventures.

3) Japan: I'm not entirely certain what is the focus of this group of misfit adventurers, but they seem to be having a good time.

Each campaign setting is STAND ALONE. Ergo, if you have a character in Japan you cannot bring that character to the North America setting.

As to any other questions you might have, I'd recommend you follow these links:

Reviews of Explorers Unlimited by current and past players.

Explorers Unlimited's Newcomer Thread

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:55 am

Well, the Eurasia campaign sounds fun, but I was thinking of playing an NGR intelligence commando (sniper). He was captured by Brodkil and traded to Mindwerks for experimentation. There he was converted into an experimental full conversion 'borg and released. He wants nothing more than to kill Brodkil for what they did to him.

Anyway, after reading your catchall thread on EU, it sounds like you are looking for exclusively non-human characters, so I guess an intelligence commando would not work. I don't really see anything else in the NGR book that looks too interesting (not into gypsies). Guess I should just make a headhunter for Merc Town. Besides, there isn't a single damn good sniper rifle in the book. I thought I remembered NGR having better weapons than what I saw skimming it last night.

PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:20 pm

EU's Phase World game DESPERATELY needs GMs.

I (Dark Lord on EU/OW) am looking to recruit at least three more by the end of summer. Folks who can write coherently and commit to doing a quality GM post almost every week. Feel free to contact me here or over YIM for more details.

Kagashi · Unread post by **Kagashi** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:22 pm

Going...through....posting....withdraw....

(The site is down for maintenance if you are trying to get on and cant.)

Tiree · Unread post by **Tiree** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:12 pm

Sorry, the DNS transfer hasn't gone through. It is still pointing to the old server, and not the new one. I think everyone went home early and left their work at work

sorry...

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:09 pm

Come one, Come All! The CS wants you!

Are you a human who wants to save humanity?
Tired of the easy life in the Burbs? Looking for some excitement?
Tired of D-Bee’s and Mages messing up your day?

Then join the Coalition States of America in their fight for humanity.

The CS 110th SOG (Special Operations Group), based in MercTown, is under new management and is currently hiring.

The following positions are needed/available:

Operators
Wilderness Scouts
Military Specialists

All CS OCC’s will be considered.

D-Bee’s and Magic Users need not apply!

Benefits of enlistment include:
• better than average pay
• all the best gear
• a large discretionary budget
• travel to strange and exciting parts of North America you have only read about (if you can read, that is)

Contact GM Reaver via YIM or PM for OCC approval.

YIM: kmspade1

Tiree · Unread post by **Tiree** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:00 pm

Tiree wrote:Sorry, the DNS transfer hasn't gone through. It is still pointing to the old server, and not the new one. I think everyone went home early and left their work at work

sorry...

DNS is finally updated and starting to go through. If you are a player, check using your links...

Al Blotto · Unread post by **Al Blotto** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:54 pm

Heroes Unlimited: Century Station is now recruiting!

We've added third GM and opened up 3 more spots in the game.
(There is just one spot left! Don't miss out on these exciting adventures!)

Intro: http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/vi ... 700#p84700
Character Creation Rules: http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/vi ... php?t=4826
Available Character Classes: http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/vi ... 370&t=4998

I can be reached through YIM @ alblotto

-Blackhaunt

PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:41 pm

PerroMalo wrote:EU's Phase World game DESPERATELY needs GMs.

I (Dark Lord on EU/OW) am looking to recruit at least three more by the end of summer. Folks who can write coherently and commit to doing a quality GM post almost every week. Feel free to contact me here or over YIM for more details.

Phase World is even more desperate for GMs now. That is all.

Blaydsong · Unread post by **Blaydsong** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:44 pm

Al Blotto wrote:Heroes Unlimited: Century Station is now recruiting!

We've added third GM and opened up 3 more spots in the game.
(There is just one spot left! Don't miss out on these exciting adventures!)

Intro: http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/vi ... 700#p84700
Character Creation Rules: http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/vi ... php?t=4826
Available Character Classes: http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow/vi ... 370&t=4998

I can be reached through YIM @ alblotto

-Blackhaunt

Figured that I should get my butt onto these boards, rather than relying on everyone else.

This game is still accepting players. We are currently at 3 open slots again, but we are also keeping a waiting list for, if we happen to get enough interest.

We are currently running with 3 GMs, which will allow us to play with 18 players in total. If things go well, and we continue to get interest, we may even expand this further.

This is the biggest game of Heroes Unlimited that EU has ever seen, and we are excited to see where the game goes.

If you have any questions, you can get ahold of Al, or myself through YIM @ akg1206

Hope to hear from you.

-Chronos (HU2 GM)

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:47 pm

Here is an update on the CS game on EU.

Contact GM Reaver via YIM or PM for OCC approval if you are interested in joining.

You must have the ability to post at least once a week, and have decent writing skills. YIM is also required.

The current group consists of:
CS Commando
CS NTSET Protector
CS RPA "Flyboy" Ace
CS RCSG Scientist
CS RPA "Flyboy" Ace
CS Juicer
CS Kill Hound
CS Ranger
CS EOD Specialist
CS Cyber-Doc

The following positions are needed/available:

This group is currently full. Sorry, check back later.

All CS OCC’s will be considered.

D-Bee’s and Magic Users need not apply!

Benefits of enlistment include:
• better than average pay
• all the best gear
• a large discretionary budget
• travel to strange and exciting parts of North America you have only read about (if you can read, that is)

Sir Blayse · Unread post by **Sir Blayse** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:08 am

If you haven't checked this out, then what are you waiting for. This is an excellent PbP for Rifts and other Palladium games. Hopefully we will be able to get another Dead Reign game before too long. Tons of fun so come and check it out. I play as Domingo, a mind controlling, TK wielding Mind melter. Just remember to read over the rules and must reads before you start.

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:12 am

Sir Blayse wrote:Hopefully we will be able to get another Dead Reign game before too long.

As soon as I manage to find a quality GM from the crowd of good players on-site to replace me as GM of Baker's Roughnecks you will have your wish. I've already begun setting up the forum architecture and such.

MethosDarkblade · Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:43 pm

The Society of the Distinguished has lost valued members of their crew to real life. Join the Society of the Distinguished, a crew in Phase world with an awesome ship and potential for awesome adventures. Contact Dark Lord or myself for more details about the Phase world dimension and go to http://www.explorersunlimited.com/ow to see how the site works

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:20 pm

Whew! This semester is damn near complete! As such, I'll soon be spending a bit of time in this forum trolling for new players and updating the status of the THREE gaming sites in the Explorers Unlimited continuum.

Hit me up with a PM or IM if you have questions before my December assault on the Palladium GLFOG Forum!

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:41 am

MASSIVE UPDATE!

RIFTS on Explorers Unlimited
(Player groups on EU are limited to a maximum of ten player characters.)

Heroes for Hire (10 active players, GM: Pandora)
EU's very first group of intrepid adventurers. Led by Sir Ronith Turand.
The Spook Squad (8 active players, GM: The Greater Good)
If you hear them they're not after you. These folks don't play nice.
The Templar (8 active players, GM: Lord of the Night)
Sponsored by the Warrior's Temple The Templar fight supernatural evil and do good works.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (7 active players, GM: Nyoghta)
Reformed unit under the leadership of Kagashi.
Baker's Roughnecks (9 active players, GM: The Game Master)
A small squad specializing in unconventional warfare and counter-terrorism tactics.
110th CS SOG (10 active players, GM: Reaver)
The 110th Coalition States Special Operations Group. You can guess their business.
Explorers Inc. (7 active players, GM: Miss Fortune)
Sponsored by Titan Industries. Who knows what that crazy CEO will send them to do![/color
Paragon Acquisition Services (P.A.S.) (7 active players, GM: Absconder)
[color=#0040FF]A freshly formed mercenary unit.
EURASIA: Die Ausgestossenen (7 active players, GM: Jaeger)
This campaign and player group takes place exclusively in and around the NGR and Eurasia.

Other Palladium Games on EU's Other Worlds
Phase World Dimension
Galactic Adventurers (One Opening)
Who you gonna call?
Galactic Rogues (One Opening)
A group of shady characters led by a cyborg from MercTown.
The Society of the Distinguished (Two Openings)
They'll greet you with a smile and a handshake. Be sure to count your fingers after
Star Runners (Two Openings)
Phase World's newest PC group!

The Heroes Unlimited Dimension
Century Station: Operation Overlord Adventures (Three player groups. Almost always accepting new players!)
In Century Station Operation Overlord has begun, villains beware!
HU2 Galactic: A Brave New World
In the distant reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy, a race teeters on the brink of extinction as it is pursued by the relentless Atorian Empire.
7 Active Players (Waiting List Reservations Only)

The Robotech Dimension
Macross: Adventures after the Rain of Death
Tiree & The Game Master will be running all Macross Saga adventures in this forum. All adventure-related threads located here.

The Nightbane Dimension
Enter Night: The Chthonic Chronicles (Contact GM if interested.)

Beyond the Supernatural Dimension
SoCal Horror! Lovecraft meets the West Coast, when Pac-Man reigned supreme and big hair was cool! (Only 1 slot left!)

Dead Reign
It's the zombie apocalypse, what's your zombie plan?
9 Active Players (Waiting List Reservations Only)

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:46 am

MASSIVE UPDATE!

RIFTS on Explorers Unlimited
(Player groups on EU are limited to a maximum of ten player characters.)

Heroes for Hire (TEAM IS FULL, GM: Pandora)
EU's very first group of intrepid adventurers. Led by Sir Ronith Turand.
The Spook Squad (9 active players, GM: The Greater Good)
If you hear them they're not after you. These folks don't play nice.
The Templar (9 active players, GM: Lord of the Night)
Sponsored by the Warrior's Temple The Templar fight supernatural evil and do good works.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (TEAM IS FULL, GM: Nyoghta)
Reformed unit under the leadership of Kagashi.
Baker's Roughnecks (9 active players, GM: The Game Master)
A small squad specializing in unconventional warfare and counter-terrorism tactics.
110th CS SOG (7 active players, GM: Reaver)
The 110th Coalition States Special Operations Group. You can guess their business.
Explorers Inc. (9 active players, GM: Miss Fortune)
Sponsored by Titan Industries. Who knows what that crazy CEO will send them to do![/color
Paragon Acquisition Services (P.A.S.) (7 active players, GM: Draco the Strange)
[color=#0040FF]A freshly formed mercenary unit.
EURASIA: Die Ausgestossenen (9 active players, GM: Jaeger)
This campaign and player group takes place exclusively in and around the NGR and Eurasia.

Other Palladium Games on EU's Other Worlds
Phase World Dimension
Galactic Adventurers (One Opening)
Who you gonna call?
Galactic Rogues (One Opening)
A group of shady characters led by a cyborg from MercTown.
The Society of the Distinguished (Two Openings)
They'll greet you with a smile and a handshake. Be sure to count your fingers after
Star Runners (Two Openings)
Phase World's newest PC group!

The Heroes Unlimited Dimension
Century Station: Operation Overlord Adventures (Three player groups. Almost always accepting new players!)
In Century Station Operation Overlord has begun, villains beware!
HU2 Galactic: A Brave New World
In the distant reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy, a race teeters on the brink of extinction as it is pursued by the relentless Atorian Empire.
7 Active Players (Waiting List Reservations Only)

The Robotech Dimension
Macross: Adventures after the Rain of Death
Tiree & The Game Master will be running all Macross Saga adventures in this forum. All adventure-related threads located here.

The Nightbane Dimension
Enter Night: The Chthonic Chronicles (Contact GM if interested.)

Beyond the Supernatural Dimension
SoCal Horror! Lovecraft meets the West Coast, when Pac-Man reigned supreme and big hair was cool! (Only 1 slot left!)

Dead Reign
It's the zombie apocalypse, what's your zombie plan?
9 Active Players (Waiting List Reservations Only)

Dash · Unread post by **Dash** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:32 pm

Technically, aren't YOU running Paragon, TGM?

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:14 pm

Dash wrote:Technically, aren't YOU running Paragon, TGM?

Not anymore!
A new GM has joined us! Behold, Draco the Strange is ready to make his GMing debut!

MethosDarkblade · Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:40 pm

A new group has arrived in MercTown. Comitatus Security Group has decided to make another team in their roster and are looking for highly qualified individuals who are willing to work as security for individuals, companies, and/or nations. Provide excellent pay and have an excellent reputation. We have only lost 1 client and we aim to keep it that way.

Talk to Drifter (That's me folks) and/or The Game Master (That's the big boss) for information and/or character ideas and submissions.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:31 pm

Archangel_Ryan wrote:Also, don't forget about the games on Distant Dimensions! I'm running a D&D 3.5 Eberron setting game and I'm looking for another player or two. If you're interested contact me there.

Could you post a list of the games on DD with their current openings? I know some EU members aren't completely sure what's running over there.

Unread post by **NMI** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:09 pm

In regards to the reported post, come on, it is from 2008!

Unread post by **NMI** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:10 pm

and yet another reported post from 2009?

ingexthefuryhunter1 · Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:52 am

To all who know her, Trigypsy36 was involved in a major auto accident today, the hospital has her in surgery as of the latest news I have been given, I would ask that those who know her pray for her.

I will keep the board updated as I get word.

May what ever deity you worship look over you

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:28 am

Mr. Deific NMI wrote:In regards to the reported post, come on, it is from 2008!

Mr. Deific NMI wrote:and yet another reported post from 2009?

To which posts are you referring? Perhaps you should quote the post in question, so we know what you're talking about.

Kagashi · Unread post by **Kagashi** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:42 am

ingexthefuryhunter1 wrote:To all who know her, Trigypsy36 was involved in a major auto accident today, the hospital has her in surgery as of the latest news I have been given, I would ask that those who know her pray for her.

I will keep the board updated as I get word.

May what ever deity you worship look over you

Get better kiddo.

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:21 am

Luckluster, your problem has been addressed, hit-up the site GMs on IM.

On a sad note, one of EU's longest-standing players--FAITH BROWN--has passed away.

Rest In Peace, Faith. Natasha will live on as an NPC in MercTown in your memory.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Thu May 27, 2010 9:48 am

Wow, 2 classes every other level. I don't play DnD (not since 2nd Edition anyway) so maybe I read this wrong...but that means a 4th level character would have 4 classes, a 6th level character would have 6 classes ect? I would think at some point you would run out of classes.

I do have one general question about DD though. Normally before I decide to join a game, I usually lurk for a while before creating an account. When I go to DD however, all I can see is the Rules and Out of Character Topics thread. There isn't even a list of what games are running, much less a way to check them out before joining. And it seems wasteful to me to create an account just so I can lurk. I would suggest opening up the threads so people can see what games are running and read what I am sure are awesome adventures going on over there. Do that and I think you will have better luck recruiting. Saying "come check us out" when there is nothing to check out isn't going to get you very far. Just my two cents.

PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Thu May 27, 2010 10:24 am

I agree. I've been a bit curious about the games on DD, but not so much so that it was worth creating an account.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Thu May 27, 2010 4:38 pm

caradoc1979 wrote:Tertiated.

((is that even close to the correct term?))

Ha! You're the librarian, you tell us. I did find this though:

Dictionary.com wrote:Tertiate

Ter"ti*ate\, v. t. [L. tertiatus, p. p. of tertiare to do for the third time, fr. tertius the third.]
1. To do or perform for the third time.

In any case, it sounds better than "Thirded".

PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:25 am

Rider wrote:I was wondering, for your OtherWorlds section (looks like SDCish) is any N&SS/MC content allowed or are you trying to keep it Chi-Free? I really like those reforming infernals

Otherworlds is reserved for all Palladium games aside from Rifts, which is run out of the main EU site.
To answer your question, there is currently a N&SS game here, however as the group is at full capacity they are accepting wait list reservations only.
As for Mystic China stuff/Infernals, you'd need to talk to the GM about that, but I'd guess that Infernals aren't allowed as PCs.

beatobur · Unread post by **beatobur** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:41 pm

Palladium Fantasy RPG has been added to Explorer's Unlimited Other Worlds in honor of EU's 5th anniversary! Come apply for the Timiro Explorer's Association and see what kind of adventures you can get up to while exploring the plague ruins of Timiro's historic Credia. Where the victors will be admitted into the association and gain access to generations of adventuring leads.

There are three openings, currently being reserved for people new to the Explorer's Unlimited community. Please read through the rules and contact me if you're interested.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:09 pm

A Warkawk Magazine exclusive…
by Hugh Strickland, Warhawk Magazine reporter.

Warhawk Magazine reporter Hugh Strickland gives you a sneak peek into the walled compound of the Coalition States 110th Special Operations Group, and an interview with their commanding officer, Brigadier General Derrick Floyd...

Some of you may have noticed the walled compound just outside of town near the airport. Some of you may have been awoken in the middle of the night by Death Head transports flying over the town. And we’re sure most of you have been wondering…why has the CS come to Merctown? Well, Hugh Strickland has the answers! He was recently given a special, all access tour of the new CS facility and had a chance to talk with the commander of the base.

Upon arriving at the gates to the compound, the first thing you notice, or at least the first thing I noticed, were the four skelebot guards manning the entrance. With laser rifles in hand, and unwavering attention to detail, they prove to be an intimidating gate guard. They cannot be bargained or reasoned with in the slightest. If your name isn’t on the short list, you don’t get in, simple as that. Anyone thinking of talking their way past the guard here had best think again. Luckily for me, I happened to be on the list, as I had scheduled the tour and interview earlier in the week. Once I was cleared for entrance, another pair of skelebots escorted me to the main building where a refreshingly human receptionist greeted me at the door.

The inside of the office was Spartan in its luxury, reminding me (as if I needed such) that this was truly a CS military base. Sitting on the couch in the waiting room I see several back issues of Warhawk Magazine on the coffee table, a CS flag standing vigilant in the corner, and a poster of Emperor Prosek on the wall behind the reception desk. Other than that, the room is bare. I don’t wait long before an automatic door slides open and General Floyd is entering the room. He is an imposing man, but actually shorter than I thought he would be. He has close cut hair and a firm handshake, and radiates the persona of a high ranking CS officer. He strikes me as a no nonsense commander who is used to getting the results he desires from his troops. Following him down the hallway, he leads me deeper into facility and the tour begins.

There are seven main buildings within the compound. The first building and closest to the gates is the administration and barracks building. It houses all of the CS troops stationed in Merctown (well, all of the live ones anyway, but more on that later) and has exercise, recreation and cafeteria facilities. It is much like military barracks the world over, I suspect. There is room for approximately 300 troops and support staff in the barracks, only about half of which are occupied. The building also houses a state of the art communications and tactical planning facility, or at least the general said it does. He did not show me these areas. Leading me out another door I find myself once again outside in about the middle of the base. I will describe each of the other 6 buildings on base in the order we visited them.

The second building we went to was the medical facility. While not as large as Merctown State Hospital, it is every bit as modern. There are about 30 or so beds, 3 operating rooms, and a full cybernetic and bionics facility. The next building we went to is the hangar. It is a huge building and again, a state of the art facility. I can see several SAMAS units, two Spider Scout Walkers, a Glitter Boy killer and several other sets of robots and power armors in various states of repair. Most notably is one of the Spider Scouts which looks like it’s seen better days. I can see rail gun pockmarks and laser scorch marks on its legs and body. The back half of the body has been completely disassembled and I can see several technicians in radiation suits inside the robot walker.

The fourth building we visit is the power plant. As power plants go, this one isn’t very interesting. It’s your run of the mill fusion reactor with all the standard fail safes. The next building we visit is on the opposite side of the compound and is almost as large as the hangar. This is the skelebot facility. This is where skelebots are stored and maintained. I couldn’t even begin to guess how many there were. While most of them were the old style skelebots, I did see some of the newer versions as well.

If you’re counting buildings, you’ll notice I mentioned that there were seven main buildings on the base, but I only described five of them. There is a reason for that. The sixth building is a detention facility, which the general flat out refused to show me, for “security reasons”. The seventh is a small building made out of what appears to be plate armor. It isn’t quite square, and looks like it could fall down at any time. When I asked the general about that one he simply chuckled and explained that their resident EOD tech build the “shack” as he called it himself. Apparently this made the general and most of the other troops on base much more comfortable. Indeed this “shack” is located in the approximate middle of the compound, as far away from all the other buildings as possible.

Once the brief tour was over, I sat down with the general in his office for the interview…

Warhawk Magazine: Well general, thank you for the tour. It was very informative. I suppose I’ll start with the most obvious question most people want to know. Why has the CS come to Merctown?

General Floyd: Well Hugh, as a reporter for Warhawk, you can probably come up with more interesting reasons for that than I can. For me personally, the answer is simple…I was ordered here. But that’s not really what you were asking. The CS decided to set up shop here for a few reasons, most of which I cannot name, except for one. This facility serves as a forward outpost for our continuing operations in the magic zone. One thing I can tell you though, is that the CS has no plans to take over or otherwise invade or interfere in Merctown in any way.

WM: Ah, well that’s good to know. OK, next question. You have a truly impressive facility here, especially the hangar. But why is it so empty right now?

GF: One of our special operations units is currently forward deployed. They took a number of the power armor units with them.

WM: Any chance you’ll say where they’re operating right now.

GF: (smiling) Not a chance in hell.

WM: Fair enough. What about that spider scout? It looks like it’s seen some action.

GF: Yeah, it took a couple of pretty good hits on its last mission. The reactor developed a small coolant leak. Nothing too major, but the problem is that the reactor is buried so damn deep in the thing you have to practically disassemble the whole thing to even get at it. Or at least that’s what the techs tell me.

WM: How about that shack out in the middle of nowhere? How come we couldn’t go in there.

GF: (laughing) Ford’s shack? Ha, ha! No one goes in there except Ford. I don’t even go in there. He’s our EOD tech. He likes to tinker with explosives. When he asked for some spare armor plate to build his own workshop the techs were happy to give it to him. It was that or he tinker around in the hangar, and nobody wanted that. So he built his own workshop. Of course he blew his hand off the next day, which just proved what a good idea the shack was in the first place.

WM: He blew his hand off!?!

GF: Yeah. (shrugging) We got him a new one. He’s had several other replacements since then. I fully expect him to have to go full conversion before the year is out.

WM: Uh, OK. Well, I’d like to go back to something you said earlier. You said that the CS has no plans to take over or otherwise invade or interfere in Merctown in any way. But a few weeks ago eyewitnesses clearly saw a Death’s Head transport dropping troops off on the other side of the river where a firefight ensued. Care to elaborate on that?

GF: Sure, I can, but you said it yourself. We dropped troops on the other side of the river…outside of Merctown. We had recently received intel that a deeb, er, a uh, being of interest had acquired and was preparing to sell stolen CS small arms. We acted on that intel, captured the thief, and recovered the stolen arms. Simple as that.

WM: Shouldn’t that have been a job for the Merctown Defenders?

GF: I suppose they could have probably taken care of it. But the CS takes arms smuggling very seriously. And like I said before, we were operating outside the walls of Merctown and well within our rights to enforce our anti-smuggling laws. We did, however, let the defenders know that we were going to be operating in the area. We usually try to give them a heads up when something like this is going down, just so there are no misunderstandings.

WM: And what about the rumors that CS operatives recently abducted a mage from the Sphinx and Unicorn tavern in the Mystic Quarter?

GF: Heh. First I’ve heard of it.

WM: Really? Do you allow your troops access to Merctown?

GF: Sure, when they’re not on duty, they’re free to go to town. I don’t think any of them frequent the Mystic Quarter though.

WM: And why couldn’t we see the inside of the detention facility then? If you didn’t capture a mage it should be empty right?

GF: It might be empty, or it might not. (smiling again) Either way, that’s not why it’s off limits. The last thing I want to see is a detailed report in Warhawk about all the security features of our detention facility. I’m sure you can understand that.

WM: Of course general. One last question if you don’t mind. You seem to have a fairly large contingent of skelebots on hand. Any special reason for that?

GF: Actually, they’re mostly for support. It’s something new the CS high command wanted to try out, which is why we have so many old style bots instead of the new ones. It’s part of what we learned in Tolkien. We’ve found it’s better to have actual people on the ground out in the field. Where a person can interpret and alter the plan if necessary, a skelebot only knows what you tell it and follows its pre-programmed objectives. People can adapt to new circumstances much faster than a skelebot. So we use the skelebots here on base to do a lot of the grunt work and heavy lifting, security and other things like that. That frees up our personnel to handle the more difficult tasks out in the field. It’s sort of a pilot program we have going on.

WM: Sounds interesting. Well, thank you for your time general.

GF: Always a pleasure Hugh. Take care.

Editor's Note: Although we tried, the CS simply would not allow us to bring a cameraman for our interview.

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:05 pm

Content updated in later post.

Kagashi · Unread post by **Kagashi** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:22 am

If you want a good example of the history of a group which has been with EU for over four years, check out the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels history. Its long...but I think that's the point. Enjoy!

Augur · Unread post by **Augur** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:10 pm

A newbie's guide to the EU network

The Portal
This is where the portal page for the EU network is located.
From here you can:
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Navigate to the gaming forums and read a description of each site
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make a donation
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check out the latest EU-related news from admin
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provide feedback and/or post your own review
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and find out what's entailed in becoming a Power Player on EU

EU is the place for Rifts!
Here you can:
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Find out the rules for character creation
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Check out the House Rules Forum to Learn more about PBP in general as well as how we do things on EU
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Explore the different Character Groups
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Lurk about and read some on-going adventures
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Explore all that MercTown has to offer as a "home base" type of setting from which the groups operate

EU's Other Worlds is the place for other Palladium games!
Games offered at OW include:
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Phase World: End of Days Campaign (An epic and long-running Phase World campaign consisting of multiple character groups.)
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Heroes Unlimited: Century Station Closed to new players, all open slots filled!
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Heroes Unlimited: Galactic An elite, invitation-only game.
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Beyond the Supernatural (SoCal Horror! Lovecraft meets the West Coast, when Pac-Man reigned supreme and big hair was cool!)
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Dead Reign (A band of survivors escaping Disneyland fight to stay alive six months after the zombie apocalypse!.) IN NEED OF A NEW GM!
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Ninjas & Superspies (A recent addition to the OW line-up which takes place in a modern setting.)
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Palladium Fantasy RPG: Relics of the Past (This campaign is just beginning!)
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Macross: Adventures after the Rain of Death IN NEED OF A NEW GM!

beatobur · Unread post by **beatobur** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:54 pm

His account here is kmspade. YIM is great as well though.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:16 pm

beatobur wrote:His account here is kmspade. YIM is great as well though.

And my YIM is kmspade1.

Pretty simple, right?

Anyway, Kagatos, I got your PM and responded. But to sum up...

1) Read the site rules
2) Send me a character concept/background
3) Get in touch with me via YIM and we can discuss character creation

Oh, and you have to be able to post at least one in character post per week. That's the bare minimum. (More is encouraged and rewarded with XP.)

Look forward to hearing from you soon!

LostOne · Unread post by **LostOne** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:33 pm

Well I was interested in playing but I see that gmail addresses are banned? Really? Because I've not heard that the spambots are all using gmail. All I have are free e-mail addresses, because I won't be using my work e-mail for this. My ISP does not provide e-mail addresses.

PerroMalo · Unread post by **PerroMalo** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:39 pm

I believe the post up-thread referencing the gmail ban is out of date. After an upgrade to the boards awhile back, spambots stopped being much of an issue, and so far as I know the gmail ban has been reversed. It would be greatly appreciated if someone could please let us know if that is not the case.

beatobur · Unread post by **beatobur** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:49 pm

LostOne wrote:Well I was interested in playing but I see that gmail addresses are banned? Really? Because I've not heard that the spambots are all using gmail. All I have are free e-mail addresses, because I won't be using my work e-mail for this. My ISP does not provide e-mail addresses.

Hotmail and Yahoo addresses work just fine. I haven't used a Gmail one in ages, but the other two are free and non-work and easy to set up.

kmspade · Unread post by **kmspade** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:01 pm

I use all three.

I just mentioned Yahoo, because that's what most of EU uses to stay in touch with each other over IM.